Black Bull Siding, Croydon and Cumberland Chimney and Dam

Friday 5th August 2011: Travelling from Normanton along The Gulf Development Road (Savannah Way) we stopped for a short break and morning tea at the Black Bull Siding - a rest stop for the RM93 Gulflander Tourist Train when travelling to Croydon, then travelled further onto Croydon.

Croyden is the rail depot and destination for the RM93 Gulflander train. It has an interesting Visitors Centre and Museum and a Heritage Precinct. A quaint town with an interesting history dating back to the discovery of gold in 1885.

We had all stopped for morning tea

Chris feeling the water at Lake Belmore - the lake was built for the town water supply in 1995

Part of Croydon's historic precinct - inside the court house

Diehm's Lookout over the small township of Croydon

Datum Post Tree

The dead Cooktown Ironwood tree was used as a reference for the original survey of the town of Croydon

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Following are the historic buildings in the Heritage Precinct:

The original tabletop school house

Police Seargents Residence c.1897

Croydon Court House c.1887

Town Hall c.1890

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The Cumberland Chimney built by Cornish Masons.

It is all that remains of a crushing plant that crushed gold bearing ore from surrounding mines.

Waterlillies and birdlife on the lagoon that sits beside the Historical Cumberland Chimney